Amazed

This song about a forever love is rooted in a real romance. It was written by the Nashville songwriters Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo and Marv Green. When they wrote the song, Lindsey and Mayo were in the process of falling in love, and drew upon their burgeoning romance for inspiration. "Our feelings for each other just started coming out as we were writing," Mayo said. Lindsey explained: "We began as friends. I was married, she had two or three boyfriends. We were really close, then at some point right around 'Amazed,' it all changed. When I hear that song on the radio, that's the exact feeling I had for her. That's how I felt. That song bottled a unique emotion to me, and I can feel that still. I think what people feel is that." Lindsey and Mayo ended up getting married and kept writing songs together, including Lonestar's next single (also a Country #1), "Smile."

"Amazed" was the first song by a country act to hit #1 on the Hot 100 since "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983. It was a slow climber, taking a record 30 weeks to reach the Top 10. In the UK, despite reaching only #21, it sold over 180,000 copies during its chart run, a lot for a song that didn't reach the Top 20.

With the line, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side," "Amazed" is a very popular wedding song. According to PRS For Music, the UK music royalties collecting service, it's the most popular song choice for UK newlyweds' first dances. The 2009 survey was conducted by asking 2,000 wedding videographers, which were the most requested first songs at the weddings they attended. In second place came Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," followed by Shania Twain's "From This Moment On."